Noah Centineo Talked the Challenges of Dating and Tinder

"Where is actual, genuine connection?”

The act of dating definitely comes with its ups and downs. Our own attempts at love might not always end up as perfectly as what's depicted in films like To All the Boys I've Loved Before, but one of its stars can definitely relate. In a new interview, Noah Centineo opened up the struggles of online dating and we're feeling very much the same.

The TATB star discussed the difficulties that come with swiping left and right, telling Vulture that he wants to "bring back proper intimacy." As Noah explained it, dating apps sometimes take away from making that initial face-to-face connection. "We are from a swipe right generation, and that just comes to, Oh you’re cute, let’s hook up, and that’s that," he said. "Where is actual, genuine connection that comes from spending quality time with someone?”

Noah continued, saying, "I’m going to speculate I would say that it probably has to do with this instant gratification that comes from likes, comments, followers, shares, etc. We’re so used to getting everything we want now, my generation.”

The Netflix star previously admitted to Teen Vogue that he is a "hopeless romantic," even remarking that he finds the portrayal of relationships in romantic comedies to be "adorable and endearing." He did acknowledge that not everyone will always connect with that though, saying, "Some people may be jaded, maybe people have been through really terrible relationships and haven't really recovered from them, so they don't want to be reminded of it. Or maybe they don't think it's possible — who knows? All I know is I like them. I'm really into love."

As for how to know you've found the perfect person? Noah has some advice on that, too. He told Teen Vogue that it's really all about finding a person you can be yourself with. "When you find somebody that embraces the fact that they don't know what they're doing and they're cool with the fact that you don't know what you're doing, and you're like, hey, we got no idea what's going on, but we're gonna try to figure it out together, that's when you got some good sh*t right there," he said. "That's how you know it's real."